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aardwolf
noun
aard·wolf
ˈärd-ˌwu̇lf 
plural aardwolves
ˈärd-ˌwu̇lvz
: a maned striped nocturnal mammal (Proteles cristatus) of southern and eastern Africa that resembles the related hyenas and feeds chiefly on insects and especially termites
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The edge of the ancient lakebed is inundated with meerkats, Cape hares, aardwolves, hyenas, and cheetahs, to name but a small cross section of species.
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Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2023
Most significantly leopards, but also serval and caracal cats, aardvarks and aardwolves, as well as many smaller mammals and much of the bird and reptile life that had previously vanished.
—Joe Yogerst, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
These included the aardwolf, Canadian otter, spectacled bear, raccoon, and red wolf.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2012
The conservation union’s hyena specialist group is currently conducting the largest global survey of the four species of hyena — spotted, striped, brown and the aardwolf — since the 1990s.
—Helen Sullivan, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2019
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Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2023
Most significantly leopards, but also serval and caracal cats, aardvarks and aardwolves, as well as many smaller mammals and much of the bird and reptile life that had previously vanished.
—Joe Yogerst, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
These included the aardwolf, Canadian otter, spectacled bear, raccoon, and red wolf.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2012
The conservation union’s hyena specialist group is currently conducting the largest global survey of the four species of hyena — spotted, striped, brown and the aardwolf — since the 1990s.
—Helen Sullivan, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2019
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“Aardwolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aardwolf. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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